The establishment of the Time Travelers Alliance began in the first year of Conan

Chapter 12 TDD - Timeline Variation Meter

Lin Sheng had never thought that things would go so smoothly.

Is it because I was classified as a "villain" camp that I got some bonuses in building an underground base or laboratory?

Everything started the day after Lin Sheng made up his mind.

The day before, after being silent all afternoon and night, Lin Sheng was making plans to build an organization.

Just like in the previous life, people called the two opposing sides in the Conan world the "Red Side" and the "Black Side".

He called the organization he wanted to establish "Gray Party", and this organization was the starting point for Lin Sheng to understand all the weird things in this world.

For example, what he saw the next morning.

Lin Sheng will never forget the scene he saw when he got up and walked to the window - the pine trees that were covered in snow yesterday had grown lush and green overnight.

Then another time loop began. The difference from the plane was that this time the cycle was about the seasons.

Lin Sheng quickly realized what was happening, and the story line had now developed to the time when the first episode of "Detective Conan" took place.

That is, Xiaolan and Kudo Shinichi went to the so-called tropical park, and after witnessing a "roller coaster murder case" that completely violated physics, Vodka and Gin officially transformed "Kudo Shinichi" into the famous Detective Conan who "has a smaller body but still a flexible mind".

But just like what Lin Sheng faced on the plane, he also had to go through the "real timeline" because of this bug.

That is to say, from the perspective of ordinary passers-by, the real timeline will develop over a period of nearly 3 months.

Even considering the jumping nature of "case nodes", this period may be even longer.

This gave Lin Sheng enough time to build an organization, an organization that belonged neither to the Red Side nor to the Black Side.

CYZ Alliance.

Lin Sheng originally planned to name this organization "Time Travelers Alliance", but then he thought of the information leakage problem that this name might bring.

After all, the concept of time travel is not uncommon in various science fiction works.

So in the end he took the first letters of the time traveler. To others, this organization was called Celestial Yonder Zenith (CYZ), which means "above the sky."

In just one day, Lin Sheng took over an underground research base that was on the verge of bankruptcy or underfunded without bargaining as the beginning of organizational construction.

As for why this laboratory was set up underground instead of above ground by the previous owner.

Lin Sheng didn't find it strange at all.

Otherwise, how did those contraband items that were everywhere, those cyanide that was as common as candy, those explosives that were enough to blow up buildings, those dangerous traps and guns and ammunition come out?

Considering that Japan is a "forbidden land", a country with a lot of crazy scientists (definitely not referring to Dr. Agasa), chemists or engineers, it would be too sad to say too much!
After "one month" of research and development, Lin Sheng is preparing to verify the results of the past month.

An important prototype.

He is now in an underground laboratory in the Alliance.

It is a pure white room, as if to show that it is completely isolated from the outside world, and the walls, ceiling and floor are covered with seamless sound-absorbing material.

In the center of the room, a 5x5x5 meter bulletproof glass laboratory stands quietly like a transparent cube.

The glass surface is smooth, almost like a mirror, and each side is inlaid with a red warning light that flashes at even intervals. Any accident will trigger its alarm, allowing the security personnel outside to come to support as soon as possible.

Lin Sheng was now sitting on a walnut chair in the center of the room.

Looking around, the cameras are just like those red warning lights, scattered on the ceiling, floor and walls.

Every angle was covered without a single blind spot, and the camera's infrared indicator light flashed like the warning lights, silently warning him.

In another room next door, three researchers in white coats stared at the numbers jumping on the screen.

This was the first time they verified the prototype designed based on the basic theory proposed by Lin Sheng after witnessing the "indirect evidence" shown to them by Lin Sheng.

"Boss, the experimental preparation phase has ended." The voice came from the broadcasting system to Lin Sheng's ears.

After getting Lin Sheng's nod of approval, the two teams carefully carried various clocks into the room - electronic watches, mechanical watches, digital timers... Lin Sheng even saw hourglasses, water clocks and gravity pendulum clocks. He could clearly hear the ticking of these clocks, as well as the sounds of the hourglasses and water clocks starting to count down.

These timing tools are placed precisely, two by two, separated only by a layer of bulletproof glass.

The only timing tool in the room without a control group was the prototype worn by Lin Sheng - a watch.

A watch with an extremely simple design, it can even be said to transcend the traditional sense of "watch".

There are no extra logos or buttons. The entire dial is like a piece of naturally formed obsidian, deep black. The outermost side of the dial is covered with a circle of silver metal, making the whole watch look more like a work of art than a tool.

There are no gears, batteries, or any kind of powertrain in the sense of a transmission.

There are no mechanical components, no electronic screen or any numbers or scales indicating time on the dial, except for six slender hands of different shapes and colors.

But when Lin Sheng raised his wrist, he knew it was just his illusion, but he could even feel the subtle temperature coming from the dial.

Unlike those ordinary watches that are cold, it has a warm feeling, as if it is a flowing existence.

When Lin Sheng lowered his head and looked carefully, he could vaguely see an inscription, which was displayed on the edge of the silver metal under the refraction of light.

“Time flows, but is never fixed. It bends to those who dare.”
“Timeline Distortion Detector”

The Timeline Change Measurer, or "TDD" for short, is what Lin Sheng was holding in his hand just now.

It is also the result of Lin Sheng truly solving the first puzzle of this Conan world.

All of this stems from the researchers and scientists that Lin Sheng "kidnapped".

It is almost impossible to buy off truly first-class and top scholars with mundane things like money. Not to mention the treatment offered by major corporate groups and even the country, many equipment cannot be obtained with money alone.

And whether the opponent releases people is also a problem.

Fortunately, Lin Sheng happens to be able to provide equipment and materials that no organization or even country in the world can afford, and the research topics he provides happen to be the most easily overlooked.

Theoretical physics.

To be more precise, theoretical physics on the structure of space and time.

To be even more precise, study the timeline itself.

Just as Lin Sheng expected, he only needed to send an invitation letter to those researchers who were eager for breakthroughs and the truth, and they would obediently follow the instructions in the letter and fly to Tokyo on their own.

Then, as the letter said, he secretly walked to some place where there was no surveillance when no one else was paying attention, and then he was blindfolded and "invited" to this underground research institute in Tokyo.

Lin Sheng's letter was short and simple.

"I believe you'll understand once you try to manipulate the hourglass. The clue is simple: time... If you really want to understand, please read this letter..."

What's important is what I enclosed with the letter -

The hourglass that was affected by the time travel effect that he tried to use was only half the size of his little finger.

Of course, in order to prevent leaks, Lin Sheng specifically tested the duration of the chaotic hourglass where time expansion and contraction occurred simultaneously, ensuring that the hourglass of this size would only last for a maximum of three days in the "real timeline" before being corrected to normal.

In short, although a dozen scholars left notes such as "Physics no longer exists" (Lin Sheng specifically instructed) and then suddenly disappeared at the same time, it caused a huge uproar.

But it gradually subsided after more than a month.

What Lin Sheng gained from all his efforts was not just some complicated conjectures and theories.

Most importantly, Bai Zichen, a young and passionate researcher, creatively proposed the design concept of the timeline change measuring instrument.

Even the design and production of the prototype has been completed.

Now, it’s time to reap the fruits of a month’s hard work.

　The gears of fate began to turn...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)